[Bug 886627] Re: OS Update failure

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Exception during installation:
Nov  5 12:19:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Nov  5 12:19:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1641, in <module>
Nov  5 12:19:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Nov  5 12:19:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Nov  5 12:19:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Nov  5 12:19:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 150, in run
Nov  5 12:19:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.configure_python()
Nov  5 12:19:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 271, in configure_python
Nov  5 12:19:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     cache = Cache()
Nov  5 12:19:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 93, in __init__
Nov  5 12:19:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.open(progress)
Nov  5 12:19:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 136, in open
Nov  5 12:19:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress)
Nov  5 12:19:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: SystemError: E:Could not open file /target/var/lib/dpkg/status - open (2: No such file or directory), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Nov  5 12:19:36 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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Title:
  OS Update failure

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Updated 10.04 to 11.10. Grub installed at the wrong location.
  Downloaded 11.10 AMD64 ISO. Burned to CD, ran to update grub to proper
  location, update failed. Log uploaded.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.8.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.287
  Date: Sat Nov  5 12:19:47 2011
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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